Dressing Table
Period1740 - 1760
MediumMahogany, hard pine, and tulip poplar
Dimensions30.5 × 37.25 × 22.13 in. (77.5 × 94.6 × 56.2 cm)
ClassificationsTables and Stands
Credit LineGift of Amory L. Haskell, 1944
Object number1991.619
DescriptionThe mahogany frame features a molded-edge rectangular top, canted and fluted front corners, cabriole legs with shell-carved front knees that end in trifid feet, and an elaborately arched and scalloped skirt. The piece has four drawers including a full-width upper drawer and a shallow lower drawer flanked by two small square front drawers, all with thumbnail molded edges. Hardware includes brass bails with large backplates, and a single brass escutcheon is centered on the upper drawer front.NotesThe present hardware on the table is its third set, and the top, although old, is a replacement.
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